A canceled speech from a controversial Texas state lawmaker at Texas Southern University has spurred confusion among the school’s administration, and a war of words between legislators. From the Dallas […]
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Is the NAACP Hurting HBCUs?
Thurgood Marshall College Fund President and CEO Johnny Taylor Jr. is taking aim at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, saying that the advocacy group’s longstanding opposition […]
UL System Announces New Graduation Goal, Grambling Must Triple Annual Output
Between 2015-16, Grambling State University awarded 729 associate’s, bachelor’s, masters and doctoral degrees across its full range of programs. According to a new strategic framework released by the University of […]
FAMU Pharmacy Jumps 20 Percent in Licensure Exam Passage Rates
More than 80 percent of graduates of Florida A&M University’s pharmacy program in 2016 passed the North American Pharmacy Licensure Examination this summer, a 20 percent passage rate increase from […]
HBCUs Part of $122 Million Research Consortium Fighting Minority Health Disparities
Meharry Medical College, North Carolina Central University and Tuskegee University were this week announced as members of a consortium of seven colleges and universities awarded a five-year, $122 million grant […]
Tennessee State Among Lowest Rates of Reported Rapes in 2016
While the total number of reported sexual assaults at several public college campuses in Tennessee increased in 2016, Tennessee State University was among the lowest of all institutions, with federal […]
Protestors Shut Down Speech From State Lawmaker at Texas Southern
KHOU in Houston reports on the disruption and cancellation of a controversial Texas lawmaker’s appearance at Texas Southern University. http://www.khou.com/news/local/protesters-at-tsu-prevent-state-representatives-speech/482077758 House Representative Briscoe Cain was scheduled to discuss state politics […]
Morehouse Alumni Power Randall Woodfin to Birmingham Mayoral Victory
Strategists, donors, well-wishers and social media advocates helped to propel Morehouse College alumnus Randall Woodfin to a stunning victory to become Birmingham’s youngest mayor since 1893. But the machine behind […]
Jackson State Receives $1.25 Million Grant to Train Teachers of Visually Impaired
Jackson State University will be a leading institution in the south for teacher training with emphasis on education for students with visual impairments, thanks to a $1.25 million grant from […]
Morris Brown Must Return Land to Clark Atlanta, Court Rules
Land given to Morris Brown College more than 75 years ago from Clark Atlanta University on the condition of its continuing use for academic purposes must be returned to CAU, […]
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